What conditions qualify for an exception to the All In Policy?

Military appointees to civilian programs: Positions are reserved for applicants with a military obligation based on pre-existing arrangements between civilian programs and military branch GME offices.

Main Residency Match® only:

Rural Scholars Programs: Students graduate medical school in three years and commit during medical school to a primary care program at that school.

Family Medicine Accelerated Programs: Students make an early commitment to Family Medicine and are channeled in to that track.

Post-SOAP® positions: Positions can be created by programs at the conclusion of the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® for partially matched applicants who need either a PGY-1 or PGY-2 position to achieve a full course of training.

Off-cycle appointments: Positions becoming available after the Match opens in September. Positions can be placed in the Match or filled outside the Match if training will begin prior to February 1 in the year of the Match. If training will begin after February 1, the position must be filled through the Match.

REGISTER FOR THE MATCH

Registration for the 2016 Main Residency Match® opens on September 15, 2015. You must complete the registration process, electronically sign the Match Participation Agreement, and pay Match fees in order to participate in the Main Residency Match. To avoid the $50 late fee, register by November 30.

COMPLETE INTERVIEWS

Interviews typically begin in October and continue through January. NRMP policy requires applicants to provide complete, timely, and accurate information to programs. During this time, the credentials of applicants are verified by their medical schools or, in the case of international medical school student/graduates, by the ECFMG®. Ranking opens in the R3® system on January 15, 2016.

CERTIFY YOUR RANK ORDER LIST

The Rank Order List/Applicant Registration Deadline is February 24, 2016 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You must have a certified rank order list on file in the R3 system for it to be used when the matching algorithm is processed. You also must register for or withdraw from the Main Residency Match by 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

RELAX

Between the Rank Order List Deadline and Match Week, the NRMP confirms the integrity and completeness of Match data, processes the matching algorithm, verifies Match results, and creates more than 40,000 individual reports for Match participants. Now that your rank order list is certified, consider how to prepare for Match Day.

MATCH WEEK!

Match Week begins on Monday, March 14, 2016, when applicants learn whether they matched to a program. For unmatched eligible candidates, the Match Week Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP®) also begins. Match Day is Friday, March 18, 2016.

SELECT A FELLOWSHIP MATCH

The NRMP Specialties Matching Service® encompasses 26 fellowship Matches representing more than 40 subspecialties. To learn more about an SMSMatch, click here. Each SMS® Match maintains its own schedules of dates, but to view the SMS Master Calendar, click here.

REGISTER FOR A MATCH

SMS Matches are conducted throughout the year, and each requires you to complete the registration process, electronically sign the Match Participation Agreement, and pay Match fees. Applicants must meet the prerequisites for training that are specific to their preferred specialty.

RANK ORDER LIST DEADLINE

Each SMS Match has its own rank order list deadline. Your rank order list must be certified by the deadline to be used when the matching algorithm is processed. Withdrawals from the Match MUST be completed by the rank order list deadline.

MATCH DAY!

On Match Day for each SMS Match, applicants can log in to the R3® system at 12:00 p.m. ET to learn where they matched or, if necessary, to view the List of Unfilled Programs. A List of Unmatched Applicants also is available for programs that do not fill all positions. Upload your Match face to the NRMP Facebook page.